<MagicItem Name="Briar">
  <Aura>strong conjuration, necromancy, transmutation</Aura>
  <CL>20</CL>
  <Slot>none</Slot>
  <Price>
  </Price>
  <Weight>6 lbs.</Weight>
  <Description>The blade called Briar is an intelligent +5 cold iron vorpal bastard sword whose special purpose is to defeat denizens of the First World.</Description>
  <Requirements>
  </Requirements>
  <Cost>
  </Cost>
  <Group>Artifact</Group>
  <Source>Artifacts and Legends</Source>
  <AL>CN</AL>
  <Int>10</Int>
  <Wis>10</Wis>
  <Cha>16</Cha>
  <Ego>23</Ego>
  <Communication>empathy, speech, telepathy</Communication>
  <Senses>120 ft., darkvision</Senses>
  <Powers>3day-barkskin (wielder only), blight (as swift action upon a creature it strikes in combat) 1month-true resurrection (wielder only)</Powers>
  <MagicItems>
  </MagicItems>
  <Destruction>If Briar is claimed by the nymph Nyrissa-of whom it is fundamentally a part-the blade gradually begins rejoining with the fey queen. If left in Nyrissas possession, Briar fades out of existence over the course of a week. At the end of this time, the weapon is destroyed and Nyrissa regains her ability to love. Only one of the fey lords known as the Eldest can restore Briar once Nyrissa has reclaimed it.</Destruction>
  <MinorArtifactFlag>0</MinorArtifactFlag>
  <MajorArtifactFlag>1</MajorArtifactFlag>
  <Abjuration>0</Abjuration>
  <Conjuration>1</Conjuration>
  <Divination>0</Divination>
  <Enchantment>0</Enchantment>
  <Evocation>0</Evocation>
  <Necromancy>1</Necromancy>
  <Transmutation>1</Transmutation>
  <AuraStrength>strong</AuraStrength>
  <WeightValue>6</WeightValue>
  <PriceValue>0</PriceValue>
  <CostValue>0</CostValue>
  <Languages>Aklo, Common, Sylvan</Languages>
  <BaseItem>+5 cold iron vorpal bastard sword</BaseItem>
  <id>2469</id>
  <Mythic>0</Mythic>
  <LegendaryWeapon>0</LegendaryWeapon>
  <Illusion>0</Illusion>
  <Universal>0</Universal>
</MagicItem>